Jerzy Woking

I bought an Aprilia RS250 from a dealer in Kings Lynn, selling it on behalf of one of his long term customers. Great bike, but I digress. He said the bloke also had a 1996 Nissan R33 Skyline for sale. It was in his yard, so I had a good look at it. Totally original, apart from a set of Japanese aftermarket wheels. Even put it on the ramp for me to have a good look at the underside. Solid as a rock. Only fault was a previous sill repair that needed tidying up and a bit of paint. Test drive showed it drove perfectly, interior excellent and standard too. Offered it for £4000. Decided not to buy it, and kicked myself for not doing so, as I had the cash sat around doing nothing.

Now Alex has gone, IMHO it has got a bit better. He buggered off to be paid to front the channel "Autoalex", which pretty much follows the same pattern as Car Throttle/Top Gear. Buy a car, tune it, ruin it. Hateful.

A bloke at the pub had a 650 Custom, sounded lovely and was much better proportioned than its smaller siblings.

Up to episode 22 now. Most of the time Vince seems to repair the electrics without having to buy any parts. But yes, it seems a bit of a dog. But them how much does an electrically perfect, but tatty, Rolls cost?

I still ride a few times a year across mainland Europe, where it does rain on occassion. The first 600 miles always seem to be dry though.....

I sometime look for videos on how to fix small electrical items. Had a few from this channel, and then found he is restoring a Rolls Royce. I cannot believe how much time it takes to fix little things like electric seats and windows, hazard lights, blower fans, etc., and most were fixed with no parts needed. No wonder it costs a fortune to restore anything, as so labour intensive.

Like his recommissioning of the Panhard. And great to see he is keeping it too.

Found this yesterday, Bike magazines Giant 250cc Group test from June 1975. Great test, because it was from a time when biking journalists wrote their own stories, and not just rearranged the words from the manafacturers sales brochures. https://davestestsandarticles.weebly.com/cz.html

Work used to buy my boots, a new pair every couple of years. Loved the Daytona EVO Sports GTX (because of the inner boot protection*) but even from new they leaked. You would think at £700 a pair they'd at least resist water resistant, not water attracting. *Had two incidents with them. First when a car hit me sideways on, breaking the footpeg and gearlever clean off my CBR900. Second was when I dropped the work ZZR1200 on ice going down the slope into the work car park. Got pinned across the ankle by the bike, was there at least 5 minutes before some one saw me. No damage to foot/ankle in either incident.

I never found any over the last 20 years, they all leaked somehow. Good luck with your search (not that I need any now).

Can anyone throw some light on this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295947548801?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=NNWbqzDoTAa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=ZsZncEoNTRa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Seller states the bike was imported from USA by a previous owner. He then found out that it had been written off in the USA, due to flood damage. Which he says means that it cannot be registered in the UK. That sounds a bit odd to me, is that correct?

I expect that the inlet valve is a bit tight on the C200, when it gets hot it closes right up, and won't start until it has cooled a bit, and the valve gap gets a bit bigger. Had this same issue on my Yamaha Vity 125 when I rode it down to Czechia. Stop the engine and it would not restart for about 10 to 20 minutes. Got back and when I checked the valves, the inlet was way, way to tight.

Might help if they changed the description, as it still indicates an auction rather than an outright sale.

I'll take light weight over higher power in a few circumstances, including deep mud!

I liked those in preference to the disc braked, ram air GT500, but thought the T350 my mate had was so much nicer to ride, felt much quicker than the 250 Hustler and the GT250, and much less bulky than the T500. It's a memory I have of them some 44 years after last riding them that is still in my mind, so they made an impression of some sorts.

No tyres would have got you through that! Looks like extraction was simple the reverse of inclusion...

Not even the nice Wolfrace slot mags. Not sure they would suit the Allegro any better mind you.

Fuse 9, the bottom Fuse (5 amp). It leaves the ABS light on, so a reminder to me to put the fuse back in when back on tarmac. What pads are fitted to the rear? I have heard that EBC pads can cause the calipers to seize up.

I just pull the abs fuse on my Himalayan if I am doing any tricky decents on gravel tracks. But as I ride mainly on my own, I do these types of tracks less now that I am getting on a bit. Never had issues with abs on the road on my Himalayan, or any of my bikes, or work bikes, come to that.

Is the 500 fitted with Dunlop Trailmax D609's? They may be fine on dry dirt and gravel tracks, but if the D609's on my NC750X are anything to go by, they rubbish in anything resembling mud.

DVLA show 1994cc for the Maestro

I used to use North Leicester for parts, when WeeVee (Benjy Straws place) in Croydon did not have them for my modified 1974 3½ Strada. Had matching engine and frame numbers, but everything else had been changed. Benjy knew the bike's history, which was strange. I sold it after I left in my garage for 12 years, as I got fed up chasing the cause(s) of its persistant misfire. Bloke who bought it was going to do a full restoration, in my eyes pointlessly expensive. It was never taxed or MOT'd again.

Been watching the videos of La Bresse (France) hillclimb last week. Nutters. Honda CR1000 2 stroke anyone?

Whereas Spain saw Deliveroo as abusing the rights of its its delivery riders and drivers. Who of course are employees, not subcontractors. With no British interference.

The Spanish government gave Deliveroo an ultimatum in 2021 (or possibly 2022). Either they made their riders employees of the company (which they are!) or cease trading. Deliveroo chose to stop trading. Profits before employees. Utter shits.